Longitudinal Stability and Predictive Value of Socio/Emotional/Behavioral Screening in an Outpatient Pediatric Network.

Background: In 2022, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommended annual social/emotional/behavioral (SEB) screening at preventive pediatric visits. Numerous SEB screeners have considerable empirical support for children of all ages. However, few studies inform the longitudinal use of SEB screeners in pediatrics.

A Pilot Controlled Trial of Relaxation Training Combined with a Video Game Reinforcing Emotional Regulation to Improve Anger Management in Children and Adolescents.

Untreated anger and aggression in youth confer heightened risk for subsequent psychosocial problems. However, engaging youth in treatment for anger can be difficult given barriers to accessing care and high rates of attrition. This study examined whether learning relaxation skills and practicing them using a videogame, whose operation was contingent upon keeping heart rate close to baseline levels, could help children learn to manage anger and aggression.

The Resilient Youth Program: a promising skills-based online program for resiliency and stress management.

Background: Prevention programs that target resilience may help youth address mental health difficulties and promote well-being during public health crises.

Aims: To examine the preliminary efficacy of the (RYP).

Method: The RYP was delivered remotely from a US academic medical centre to youth in the community via a naturalistic pilot study.

Anxiety and Disruptive Behavior Symptoms and Disorders in Preschool-Age Offspring of Parents With and Without Bipolar Disorder: Associations With Parental Comorbidity.

Objective: We examined the relative contribution of parental bipolar disorder (BPD) and psychiatric comorbidities (disruptive behavior disorders [DBD] and anxiety disorders) in predicting psychiatric symptoms and disorders in 2-5-year-old offspring.

Methods: Participants were 60 families with a parent with BPD and 78 offspring and 70 comparison families in which neither parent had a mood disorder and 91 offspring. Parent and offspring diagnoses and symptoms were assessed using standardized diagnostic interviews and measures, with offspring assessors masked to parental diagnoses.

Screening Infants Through Adolescents for Social/Emotional/Behavioral Problems in a Pediatric Network.

Objective: To assess changes in screening completion in a diverse, 7-clinic network after making annual screening for social/emotional/behavioral (SEB) problems the standard of care for all infant through late adolescent-aged patients and rolling out a fully automated screening system tied to the electronic medical record and patient portal.

Methods: In 2017, the Massachusetts General Hospital made SEB screening using the age-appropriate version of the Pediatric Symptom Checklist the standard of care in its pediatric clinics for all patients aged 2.0 months to 17.